Advanced Search
Woman's petticoat
Requires Photography
Woman's skirt
Woman's petticoat
Worn by: Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles) (American, 1784–1826)
American
About 1815–20
Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: probably Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton, openwork and tufts
Dimensions
Overall: 125.7 cm (49 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.884
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite cotton with vertical stripes of openwork and tufts, two bands of large balls at bottom; plain top with stripes; closure at back. Worn by Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Mrs. Benjamin) Welles of Boston, about 1815-20.
InscriptionsWritten in ink on fabric label sewn inside skirt: "Petticoat Mrs. B. Welles of Boston 1815-1820 marked by G. W. Sargent her granddaughter 1906"
ProvenanceWorn by Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Mrs. Benjamin Welles) (1784-1826) of Boston; Inherited by her granddaughter Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA 1949